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  1. Telephone numbers are of variable length. Local numbers are supported from landlines. Numbers can be dialled with a '0'-lead prefix that denotes either a geographical region or another service. Mobile phone numbers have distinct prefixes that are not geographic, and are portable between providers.

  2. Telephone numbers in the United Kingdom have a flexible structure that reflects their historical demands, starting from many independent companies through a nationalised near-monopoly, to a system that supports many different services, including cellular phones, which were not envisaged when the system was first built.

  3. File history. Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. File usage. The following pages on the English Wikipedia use this file (pages on other projects are not listed): List of dialling codes in the United Kingdom. Telephone numbers in the United Kingdom. Global file usage. The following other wikis use this file:

  4. Numbers beginning 01 or 02 are normal phone numbers for home and business telephone lines. These numbers are always split into two parts: The area code comes first, and is linked to a specific part of the country. For example, the 020 area code is for London and the 0121 code is for Birmingham.

  5. The first direct cable link between the United Kingdom and Sweden was laid. Telephone No. 706 was introduced. The Post Office introduced a "Freephone" service for business users, a forerunner of the BT Freefone and Lo-call services. Telex service opened with Nigeria, Pakistan, India, Kenya and New Zealand.

  6. Media in category "Telephone poles in the United Kingdom" The following 65 files are in this category, out of 65 total.

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  8. Jul 19, 2023 · Phone numbers serve as a unique address for a telephone, enabling communication between callers. Learn more about the history and evolution of phone numbers today.